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.at Domain: Austria ccTLD Guide

Updated October 2026

.at is the country-code top-level domain for Austria.

Overview

Austrian businesses, organisations and individuals use it as the default address for local websites, and it is also open to registrants elsewhere.

The .at domain was introduced on 20 January 1988. It was first administered by the University of Vienna, and nic.at, based in Salzburg, took over in 1998. nic.at GmbH continues to run the registry. The registry held 1,468,838 domains in December 2022.

Names can be registered directly under .at or at the third level beneath .co.at, .or.at, .ac.at, .gv.at and .priv.at. The .co.at and .or.at labels are unrestricted, while .ac.at (academic institutions) and .gv.at (government) are not freely available. .priv.at is operated by a separate association, VIBE!AT.

Names may be 1 to 63 characters long. One- and two-character names have been allowed since August 2016, and purely numeric names since mid-2007. Internationalised domain names are accepted, with German umlauts supported since March 2004. Holder and contact data must be entered in ASCII characters.

Where a holder or technical contact is registered as a legal entity, nic.at publishes its name and contact details in its public database because of legal obligations. Holders must keep their data current and report changes without delay. New registration guidelines (version 7.0) took effect on 1 October 2026.

Who can register

Nic.at's registration guidelines set no residence requirement, and holders can be individuals or organisations; a P.O. box is not accepted as a postal address. Registration is normally made through a registrar or an authorised agent.

Second-level endings: Also .co.at, .or.at (open); .ac.at and .gv.at restricted.

Before you buy a .at name

• Check the renewal price as well as the first-year price. Our cost calculator shows what a name really costs over time.
• Make sure you meet the eligibility rules yourself, without relying on a trustee if you can avoid it.
• Search for trademarks and for the same name in .com.
• Say the name out loud: will people type it correctly?

Weighing up a specific .at name? TLD.is gives an AI appraisal that explains a name's strengths and weaknesses.

Frequently asked questions

What country is .at?

.at is the country-code top-level domain for Austria.

Who runs the .at domain?

The .at registry is managed by nic.at GmbH.

Can I register a .at domain from another country?

Nic.at's registration guidelines set no residence requirement, and holders can be individuals or organisations; a P.O. box is not accepted as a postal address. Registration is normally made through a registrar or an authorised agent.

Does Google treat .at as a country domain?

Yes. Google normally treats .at as a signal that a site targets Austria.

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Sources checked: en.wikipedia.org · nic.at · www.iana.org · www.nic.at. Last reviewed October 2026.

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